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Blue Palestine Part Two by Arturo O'Farrill

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Album Title: Mundoagua: Celebrating Carla Bley
Label: Zoho Music
Released: 2025

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About the Album

"Blue Palestine" is the final commissioned work by prolific composer, pianist, and bandleader

Carla Bley

piano
1938 - 2023

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Tracks

Mundoagua: I. Glacial, II. Mundoagua, III. The Politics of Water; Blue Palestine: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four. ; D��a de los muertos: I. Flowery Death, II. La Bruja, III. Mambo Cadaverous.

Personnel

Arturo O'Farrill

piano

Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

band / ensemble / orchestra

Karen Mantler

piano

Patricia Brennan

vibraphone

Ivan Renta

saxophone

Adison Evans

saxophone, baritone

Jasper Dutz

saxophone, alto

Roman Filiu

saxophone, alto

Larry Bustamante

saxophone

Adam O'Farrill

trumpet

Seneca Black

trumpet

Bryan Davis

piano

Rachel Therrien

trumpet

Rafi Malkiel

trombone

Remee Ashley

trombone

Abdulrahman Amer

trombone

Earl McIntyre

trombone, bass

Andrew Andron

piano

Ricardo Rodriguez

bass

Vince Cherico

drums

Additional Personnel

Carlos Maldonado: percussion; Keisel Jimenez: percussion; Sergio Ramirez: guitar.

Reviews

Mundoagua: Celebrating Carla Bley by Angelo Leonardi
Mundoagua: Celebrating Carla Bley by Jack Bowers

Date featured

March 8, 2025

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